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Reporters’ notebook: A taste of Fort Johnson’s challenges
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save In heavy body armor that can make you feel like a life-sized Lego character, my colleague Parker Seibold and I got a very small taste of some of the physical challenges facing the Fort Carson soldiers training in Louisiana at the Joint Readiness Training Center…
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Reporters’ notebook: A taste of Fort Johnson’s challenges
In heavy body armor that can make you feel like a life-sized Lego character, my colleague Parker Seibold and I got a very small taste of some of the physical challenges facing the Fort Carson soldiers training in Louisiana at the Joint Readiness Training Center at Fort Johnson. My shoulders were screaming at me by…
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No probable cause hearing for defendant already in prison, appeals court says
An El Paso County judge mistakenly dismissed a criminal charge against a man who was incarcerated out of state, Colorado’s second-highest court determined on Thursday, finding the judge incorrectly believed the defendant was entitled to a probable cause hearing. Colorado law gives suspects accused of serious felonies the right to a preliminary hearing, at which the…
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Jefferson County’s $273 million project — part of Peaks to Plains Trail — sparks excitement, push back
An ambitious trail to connect the Continental Divide to the Denver metro is dividing the residents of Jefferson County, with some balking at the $273 million cost and others excited at the prospect of better access to the “truly quintessential Colorado experience.” When completed, the 65-mile Peaks to Plains Trail will connect the Continental Divide…
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Kristen Mix, first Coloradan to lead federal judges’ group, explains differences within profession
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Kristen L. Mix likens the duties of federal magistrate judges to a restaurant menu, in which someone can experience a little bit of everything or a whole lot of one thing, depending on where they work. “You learn about the whole menu, and you know…
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Kristen Mix, first Coloradan to lead federal judges’ group, explains differences within profession
Kristen L. Mix likens the duties of federal magistrate judges to a restaurant menu, in which someone can experience a little bit of everything or a whole lot of one thing, depending on where they work. “You learn about the whole menu, and you know that you’re probably going to be eating from certain parts…
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Commodores musician, who found healing energy in Colorado Springs, reflects on fame and power of music
Thomas Dawson arrived in this world with music baked into his soul. His mother handed him a small electric toy organ when he was a toddler growing up in St. Francisville, La. It was December, and he tapped out “O Come All Ye Faithful” without a single lesson. “She said, ‘How can you do that?’”…